CENTAUR 50

Gas Turbine Generator Set

Oil & Gas Applications

General Specifications
Centaur ® 50 Gas Turbine Generator
• Industrial, Single Shaft • Type: Salient Pole, 3 Phase, 6 Wire, – Remote Control and Display
• Axial Compressor Wye Connected, Synchronous, with – 120-VDC Control Battery/Charger
– 11 Stage Brushless Exciter – Supervisory Communications
– Variable Inlet Guide Vanes • Construction Options Interface
– Pressure Ratio: 10:6:1 – Open Drip Proof – Turbine Performance Map
– Inlet Airflow: 18.8 kg/sec – Weather Protected II (WPII) – Printer/Logger
(41.4 lb/sec) – Totally Enclosed Water/Air Cooled – Field Programming
– Axially Split Case • Sleeve Bearings – Predictive Emissions Monitoring
• Combustion Chamber • Voltage Regulation • Start System: Direct Drive AC
– Annular Type – Solid-State Regulation with • Fuel Systems
– Conventional or Lean-Premixed, Permanent Magnet Generator – Natural Gas
Dry, Low Emission (SoLoNOx™) • NEMA Class F Insulation with B ­– Dual (Gas/Liquid)
– 12 Fuel Injectors Temperature Rise – Alternate Fuels
– Torch Ignitor System • Integrated Lube Oil System
• Voltages: 3300 to 13,800 Volts
• Turbine – Turbine-Driven Accessories
– 3 Stage, Reaction • Frequency: 50 or 60 Hz – Oil Tank Vent Separator
– Max. Speed: 14,950 rpm Key Package Features – Oil Tank Vent Flame Trap
• Bearings • Lube Oil System Options
• Base Frame with Drip Pans
– Journal: Tilting Pad – Oil Cooler
– Thrust: Tilting Pad (Active) and • 316L Stainless Steel Piping ≤4” dia – Oil Heater
Fixed Tapered Land (Inactive) • Compression-Type Tube Fittings • Axial Compressor Cleaning
• Coatings • Digital Display Panel Systems
– Compressor Stators and Drums: • Electrical System Options – On-Crank
Inorganic Aluminum – NEC Class I, Group D, Div. 2 – On-Crank/On-Line
– Turbine Nozzles and Blades: – CENELEC Zone 2 – Certified Cleaning Tank
Precious Metal Diffusion Aluminide • Turbotronic™ Microprocessor • Air Inlet and Exhaust System Options
• Axial Position Probe, Proximity Control System • Enclosure and Associated Options
Probes, Keyphasor and RTDs – Freestanding Control Console • Factory Testing of Turbine and
Main Reduction Drive (with offskid controls) Package
– Video Display Unit • Documentation
• Epicyclic Type – Temperature and Vibration – Drawings
• 1500 rpm (50 Hz) or Monitoring – Quality Control Data Book
1800 rpm (60 Hz) – Historical Displays – Inspection and Test Plan
• Accelerometer • Control Systems Options – Test Reports
– Auxiliary Control Interface or – Operation and Maintenance
Auxiliary Control Console (with Instruction Manual
onskid controls)
 CENTAUR 50
Gas Turbine Generator Set
Oil & Gas Applications

Performance Available Power

Output Power 4600 kWe 6000 13.5
(12,796)
Heat Rate 12 270 kJ/kWe-hr

HEAT RATE, MJ/kW-hr (Btu/kWe-hr)

(11,630 Btu/kWe-hr)
5500 13.0

OUTPUT POWER, kWe

Exhaust Flow 68 680 kg/hr
(151,410 lb/hr) Output Power (12,322)

Exhaust Temp. 510°C

(950°F) 5000 12.5
(11,848)
Nominal Rating – per ISO
At 15°C (59°F), at sea level
No inlet/exhaust losses 4500 12.0
Relative humidity 60% Heat Rate (11,374)

Natural gas fuel with

11.5
LHV = 35 MJ/nm3 (940 Btu/scf)
4000 (10,900)
No accessory losses -30.0 -15.0 0.0 15.0 30.0 45.0
Engine efficiency: 29.3% (measured at (-22) (5) (32) (59) (86) (113)
generator terminals)
INLET AIR TEMPERATURE, °C (°F) DS50GSPG-002M

Package Dimensions TURBINE

AIR INLET
DISPLAY GENERATOR
Length: 9.8 m (32' 3") PANEL
GAS
Width: 2.6 m (8' 6") TURBINE

Height: 3.2 m (10' 5") TURBINE

EXHAUST
Typical Weight: 38 945 kg (85,860 lb)

DS50GS-003M

Solar Turbines Incorporated

P.O. Box 85376 FOR MORE INFORMATION
San Diego, CA 92186-5376 Telephone: (+1) 619-544-5352
Caterpillar is a trademark of Caterpillar Inc.
Solar, Centaur, and Turbotronic are trademarks of Solar Turbines Incorporated.
Internet: www.solarturbines.com
Specifications subject to change without notice. Printed in U.S.A.
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DS50GS/1109/EO